Tuesday, June 9th

  • Get your user name and password from the counter
  • Hand in your study guide
  • Log into https://assessment.resa.net/SR_home
    • Mrs. Ferris will hand out the final--It must be completed by the end of the final period
    • You may ONLY use your 1 page note sheet you created

Monday, June 8th

  • Final Exam Study guide
  • All information can be found in your notes or on the wiki if you did not complete your notes
  • This study guide is worth 10 points IF it is completed before the final exam
    • You must turn this in as you enter the classroom
  • You CAN use 1 page of notes on the final exam. It must be hand written and cannot be typed or copy/pasted.

Thursday, June 4th and Friday, June 5th


Tuesday, June 2nd-Wednesday, June 3rd


Monday, June 1st


Friday, May 29th

  • What is Happening #6
  • Finish and Submit your essay--It must be turned in through Classroom
  • Turn in your note sheet to Mrs. Ferris

Tuesday, May 26th-Thursday, May 28th

  • NON Seniors--Film Critique Essay
    • If you need an example, feel free to look back at the What About Bob one from last week. It follows the same format.
  • Seniors--Review sheet (Tuesday), Final Exam (Wednesday)
    • Link to Senior Final Exam
      • Your User name is S0000000000 (enter your student ID number instead of 0)
      • See Mrs. Ferris for your password
      • You MAY NOT ACCESS YOUR NOTES ONLINE--You can only use your review sheet. Anyone found on anything other than the test will receive a ZERO for the final.

Tuesday, May 16th-Friday, May 22nd

  • Forrest Gump

Monday, May 15th


Friday, May 14th

  • Get an article from Mrs. Ferris
  • Read the article and add the symbols shown for each paragraph.
    • You can use the markers and colored pencils.
  • When you are done, write a SOLID 1 paragraph response to what you read and what you think.
  • This should be done on the article or on a sheet of lined paper attached to the article
    • Turn in to Mrs. Ferris by the end of the hour
  • What is Happening--Follow link to complete


Thursday, May 7th-Wednesday, May 13th

  • News Assignment #4--The Newscast
  • Mr. Gold will be in on Monday. If you are filming, make sure you are respectful to others in the school and polite. Tomorrow I will be there to help you finish. You can use your Cell Phones or you can borrow my camera, just ask Mr. Gold, it is in the desk

Wednesday, May 6th


Tuesday, May 5th


May the 4th be with you

  • Please fill out this survey. If you have completed it in another class, you SHOULD NOT complete it again
  • What is Going on in this picture?
  • Broadcast News Notes
    • We will add these to the Print News notes from last week

Wednesday, April 29th-Friday, May 1st

Monday, April 27th and Tuesday, April 28th

  • Print News Vocabulary
  • Anatomy of a front page (quick)
  • Create YOUR front page:
    • Using the image below and your anatomy of a front page sheet, create YOUR front page. This can be done on paper or digitally. I have copies of this picture for you to include. BE CREATIVE. It does not have to be true. You will need to have each of the elements shown on the sheet (so you will need to create a name for your newspaper, and write at least the start of an article)
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Friday, April 24th

  • Compare and Contrast--
    • With a partner (or alone) create a Venn Diagram comparing/contrasting Tough Guise and Killing Us Softly 4.
      • This can be done with words or images
      • It can be done in Word or on paper
        • Understand that doing it on the computer will require you to be very comfortable with Word
          • It cannot be done as a Google Doc
      • You can use magazines for words/images or the computer
      • It must be COLORFUL

Thursday, April 23rd

  • Finish the video
  • Get into groups of FOUR people--2 males and 2 females (or as close to this as possible)
    • 2 males and 2 females (or as close to this as possible)
  • Assign roles and discuss the statements below
    • 2 females - assigned #1 and #2
      • #1 - As a female, images of women in the make me feel ___ because.
        • As part of your discussion statement include, examples from the film.
      • #2 - I agree/disagree with #1 because.
        • As part of your discussion statement, include examples from the film.
    • 2 males - assigned #3 and #4
      • #3 - As a male, images of women in the media make me feel___because
        • As part of your discussion statement include examples from the film
      • #4 - I agree/disagree with #3 because.
        • As part of your discussion statement, include examples from the film.
  • After all four group members have spoken, choose one of the group members to write down a summary of your discussion that includes perspectives from both the men and the women in your group. Write down one I WONDER question.
    • Turn this into Mr. Gold with ALL group member names on it

Wednesday, April 22nd

  • Video--Killing Us Softly 4

Tuesday, April 21st

  • Get an article from Mr. Gold.
  • Read the article and add the symbols shown for each paragraph.
    • You can use the markers and colored pencils.
  • When you are done, write a 1 paragraph response to what you read and what you think.
  • This should be done on the article.
    • Turn it in to Mr. Gold by the end of the hour.

Monday, April 20th


Friday, April 17th

  • Body Image Intro Project
    • How do companies use body insecurities to sell products.

Wednesday, April 15th and Thursday, April 16th

  • Tough Guise 2
  • Recap Assignment (in the Classroom)

Tuesday, April 14th

  • Men and Women in the Media
    • Intro Assignment--Found in the Classroom (make sure to complete it)
  • Finish the reading from yesterday
  • Tomorrow we will be watching a video so plan accordingly

Monday, April 13th

  • Social Media and Testing
    • Assignment can be found in the Classroom
  • If you did not turn in your PowToon last week, you need to get it in ASAP


Thursday, April 2nd

  • Check your grades
    • If something is missing, today is the day to fix it
  • Make sure your PowToon is done
  • I will show EVERYONE how to turn it in at Noon

Tuesday, March 31st-April 1st

  • 4 Effects of Media Violence Notes
  • PowToons

Friday, March 27th and Monday, March 30th


Thursday, March 26th


Monday, March 23rd and Tuesday, March 24th

  • Research Project
  • Essay Writing
    • The essay is an INDIVIDUAL assignment
    • Follow the requirements on the information sheet at each row

Friday, March 20th


Thursday, March 19th


Tuesday, March 17th

  • What is going on in this Picture #2
  • Additional Living Online Notes
  • What is an upstander?--Link will be loaded after the notes.
    • Reaction email--4-6 sentences about your reaction to this story. Things to consider: Who were the bullies in this case? What would you have done? Why don't more people react how these students did? Anything else you can think of.
      • Email Erin Ferris (both Emails work, .net or .org)

Monday, March 16th

  • Online Living Notes--We will be adding to this during this week
    • Digital Footprint
    • Read the information on the 2 candidates.
      • Recreate the chart that is on the last page.
      • Turn it in when you are done.

Friday, March 13

  • Be nice to Coach Gray
  • Your assignment is posted to the Classroom
    • It is a reading assignment due at the end of the hour

Monday, March 9th-Thursday, March 12th


Monday, March 2nd--Thursday, March 5th


Friday, February 27th

  • Notes--Open a new Google Doc in your Notes folder in your drive and then turn to the back
  • Examples
  • Project Introduction

Thursday, February 26th


Monday, February 23rd-Wednesday, February 25th


Wednesday, February 18th


Tuesday, February 17th

  • Deadly Persuasion
    • Writing Prompt:
      • After watching the film, tell me what surprised you about the information in this film. You can pick a surprise about tobacco or alcohol. Or, you can write about both topics. You should use formal English with beginning capitalization and ending punctuation in each sentence. The word "I" or "I'm" need to have a capital "I" in the word. "A Lot" is TWO words. Make sure to use the proper form of "Their," "There," and "They're." Your reflection should be 3-5 sentences in length.

Wednesday February 11th and Thursday, February 12th

  • THURSDAY--Log into MiStar and have it up on your screen
    • I will show you what to do once it is up
  • Alcohol and Tobacco Advertising Project
  • For Thursday--You must be able to log into Student Connect to check your grades.
    • See Mrs. York in the front office if you do not have it.

Tuesday, February 10th

  • Alcohol and Tobacco in Movies and Video Games
  • Examples
  • Article

Monday, February 9th

  • Notes
  • Glamour Codes Practice
  • Glamour Codes Scenarios--Found on Classroom

Friday, February 6th

  • I am very sorry I am not here today. My son is sick so I have to be home with him.
  • On Monday, whatever seat you select will become your assigned seat. Make sure you choose wisely and your seat selection is not one that will distract you or cause problem.
  • This week has been odd with snow days and 11th grade test bubbling and now my son being sick.
  • We are wrapping up Super Bowl and looking at the 5 concepts and questions today. Make sure by the end of the class period you have completed all your assignments in Classroom and turned them in so you do not start next week behind. If need be, you can work this weekend at home.
  • Assignment--Compose a new email to me (in the To line start typing Ferris and select ERIN FERRIS, .net or .org are both fine)
    • The subject line should be 2015 Super Bowl
    • Write a GOOD structured paragraph (4 sentences minimum) tell me what you thought of the 2015 Super Bowl Commercials
      • Be specific.
        • Things to consider: What did you like? What didn't you like? What do you remember? What do you wish you had saw?
  • Send the email and work on either of the last 2 assignments you did not finish. DO THE EMAIL FIRST before working on other work from this week.
    • If you finish early, work on something quietly. You must stay in your seat

Thursday, February 5th

  • Go to the Classroom to access the Super Bowl Trademark article
  • Turn it in when you are done
  • Work on something quietly if you finish early

Wednesday, February 4th

  • Finish Super Bowl Assignment
  • Looking at Super Bowl ads
    • What were your favorites?
  • Turn in Extra Credit Bingo

Friday, January 30th


Thursday, January 29th


Wednesday, January 28th

  • Google Drive Folders
  • Concepts and Questions Notes

Tuesday, January 27th


Monday, January 26th

  • Class Intro
  • Saving Favorites
  • Getting to know you activity